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butcherlike

butcherlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a butcher.

Adjective

butcherlike (comparative more butcherlike, superlative most butcherlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a butcher.
    Antonyms:
    unbutcherlike

Antonyms of butcherlike

Forms of butcherlike

comparativemore butcherlike
superlativemost butcherlike

Origin of butcherlike

From butcher + -like.

Questions about butcherlike

What does butcherlike mean?
Butcherlike means resembling or characteristic of a butcher.
What part of speech is butcherlike?
Butcherlike is an adjective.

Words near butcherlike in the dictionary

  1. butchering
  2. butcherings
  3. butcherknife
  4. butcherknives
  5. butcherless
  6. butcherlike
  7. butcherliness
  8. butcherly
  9. butcherous
  10. butchers
  11. Butchers Ridge

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